TOKYO (AP) — Japan's economy expanded at an anemic 0.2% annual pace in the last quarter, the government reported Monday, with growth for all of 2025 at just 1.1%. Private consumption rose at a 0.4% ...

A gauge of fear in Japanese stock markets has surged to the highest level since the Covid crisis in 2020 as a sharp spike in oil prices dampens optimism about the country’s economic outlook and ...

Japan's economy grew 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the previous three months, avoiding a technical ...

How did different countries fare in achieving a balance between infection control and economic stability during the COVID-19 pandemic? To address this question, researchers studied the temporal ...

Foreign tourists have had a disproportionately large impact on Japan's economic growth in recent years. However, their influence could start to wane as the yen strengthens, analysts said. Tourists ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s tax and spending pledges in advance of snap elections next month have sent jitters through global markets. Japanese government bonds and the yen have been on a ...